Big Nickel

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Big Nickel is a giant nine-metre-tall replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel and a famous roadside attraction located in Sudbury, Ontario.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Big Nickel canonical 5
The Big Nickel 2
Big Nickel and Dynamic Earth 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
roadside attraction
tourist attraction
country Canada
currencyDepicted Canadian dollar
denominationDepicted five cents
depicts George VI
surface form: King George VI

beaver
designer Ted Szilva
hasAccessibility publicly accessible
hasAdmission viewable from outside without charge
hasCoordinateRegion Northern Ontario
hasMediaType outdoor sculpture
hasNearbyAttraction Science North
Sudbury Basin
hasNearbyCity Sudbury
hasNickName Big Nickel
surface form: The Big Nickel
hasStructureType freestanding outdoor structure
height 30 feet
9 metres
inception 1964
locatedIn Dynamic Earth
surface form: Dynamic Earth science museum

Sudbury
surface form: Greater Sudbury

Ontario
location Sudbury
surface form: Sudbury, Ontario
material steel
notableFeature giant replica of a Canadian coin
iconic symbol of Sudbury
openingDate 1964
ownedBy Science North
partOf Dynamic Earth attractions
represents 1951 Canadian nickel
significantFor mining heritage of Sudbury
subject Canadian five-cent coin
symbolizes Canadian numismatic heritage
Sudbury’s mining wealth
theme Canadian currency
mining and economic history
tourismCategory photo opportunity site
roadside novelty
touristAttractionType world’s largest coin replicas
visitorType road trippers
tourists
yearDepictedOnCoin 1951

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ontario containsLandmark Big Nickel
Science North hasComponent Big Nickel
this entity surface form: Big Nickel and Dynamic Earth
Dynamic Earth knownFor Big Nickel
Dynamic Earth hasLandmark Big Nickel
Big Nickel hasNickName Big Nickel
this entity surface form: The Big Nickel
Sudbury hasLandmark Big Nickel
Ted Szilva hasWork Big Nickel
Calder Willingham notableWork Big Nickel
this entity surface form: The Big Nickel